The Spartans scored four unanswered goals in the second period to turn a 3-1 game into a 7-1 contest, and neither team was able to score in the third period. It was the final game of the semester for both teams, and Castleton State heads into the break at 3-4-3 overall and 2-2-3 in the ECAC East, while PSU drops to 0-8-0 both overall and in the league.

Freshman Cassie Koehne (Tonawanda, N.Y.) and Courtney Leavitt (North Andover, Mass.) scored first period goals to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead. PSU junior Amanda Kreamer (Lynn, Mass.) cut the margin in half at the 11:41 mark with her first goal of the year, but freshman Kate Gray (Northfield, Vt.) answered for the Spartans five minutes later to make it 3-1 after one period.

Sophomore Andrianna Riggio (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Greene tallied goals in the first two minutes of the second period as Castleton extended its lead to 5-1. Sophomore Maryanne Diehm (Rockaway Beach, N.Y.) added a power play goal at 10:48, and Greene rounded out the scoring with her second of the game at 16:22. Diehm also picked up an assist on the evening, and sophomore Nicole Adams collected two assists.

After a break for final exams and the holidays, PSU returns to the ice on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Waterville Valley vs. Nichols College (6:00 p.m.) CSC plays again on Friday, Jan. 11, at Manhattanville (7:30 p.m.)